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[Meme] IBM Lost the Case Over "Dinobabies" (and People Died)

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 22, 2024

IBM people never forgot what IBM called its staff that wasn't young, this keeps coming up in forums

IBM agreed to pay to keep the details (and embarrassing evidence) secret:

From an ongoing thread about ageism at IBM: (last updated hours ago)

Mr. Perlow from IBM (and later Microsoft) compared RMS to a dinosaur in a rather offensive cartoon:

And a mandatory meme?

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I worked with one or more of the plaintiffs, they are the best of the best and would not fit into the current IBM - which pretty much says it all

Worked for IBM, then Microsoft, now a spokesperson, for Linux Foundation

If AK fires staff over 47, does it make him AK-47?